The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher served as Samford's head coach since the from 2015 to 2025.
The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and two in the Southern Conference.
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The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs six times with an overall record of 3âÂÂ6.
Announced schedules as of January 23, 2026.